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"The movement that forged the way for the rise of the Republican Party in the South In 1948, a group of conservative white southerners formed the States' Rights Democratic Party, soon nicknamed the """"Dixiecrats,"""" and chose Strom Thurmond as their presidential candidate. Thrown on the defensive by federal civil rights initiatives and unprecedented grassroots political activity by African Americans, the Dixiecrats aimed to reclaim conservatives' former preeminent position within the national Democratic Party and upset President Harry Truman's bid for reelection. The Dixiecrats lost the battle in 1948, but, as Kari Frederickson shows, the political repercussions of their revolt were significant. Frederickson situates the Dixiecrat movement within the tumultuous social and economic milieu of the 1930s and 1940s South, tracing the struggles between conservative and liberal Democrats over the future direction of the region. Enriching her sweeping political narrative with detailed coverage of local activity in Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and South Carolina - the flashpoints of the Dixiecrat campaign - she shows that, even without upsetting Truman in 1948, the Dixiecrats forever altered politics in the South. By severing the traditional southern allegiance to the national Democratic Party in presidential elections, the Dixiecrats helped forge the way for the rise of the Republican Party in the region."

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Author:   Kari Frederickson
Publisher:   The University of North Carolina Press
Imprint:   The University of North Carolina Press
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.467kg
ISBN:  

9780807849101

ISBN 10:   0807849103
Pages:   336
Publication Date:   31 March 2001
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Frederickson's book makes several important contributions to our understanding of post-World War II politics in the South. . . . As a result, we have a clearer idea of why southerners voted--or did not vote--for Thurmond and Wright. ( American Historical Review )

A satisfying read. ( Journal of American History ) A lively and perceptive account. ( The Weekly Standard ) Excellent, marked by superb research and sparkling prose. ( Choice ) In this compelling study of the 1948 'Dixiecrat Revolt, ' Kari Frederickson recovers a critical chapter in American political history. (Patricia Sullivan, author of Days of Hope: Race and Democracy in the New Deal Era ) Frederickson's book makes several important contributions to our understanding of post-World War II politics in the South. . . . As a result, we have a clearer idea of why southerners voted--or did not vote--for Thurmond and Wright. ( American Historical Review )

A lively and perceptive account. ( The Weekly Standard ) A satisfying read. ( Journal of American History ) Excellent, marked by superb research and sparkling prose. ( Choice ) In this compelling study of the 1948 'Dixiecrat Revolt, ' Kari Frederickson recovers a critical chapter in American political history. (Patricia Sullivan, author of Days of Hope: Race and Democracy in the New Deal Era ) Frederickson's book makes several important contributions to our understanding of post-World War II politics in the South. . . . As a result, we have a clearer idea of why southerners voted--or did not vote--for Thurmond and Wright. ( American Historical Review )

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Kari Frederickson is assistant professor of history at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa.

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